Here's my take on the new vs used car thing:
I have a dealer's license and can buy 1 year old lease returns with ~10k miles for great wholesale prices... sometimes. When it works out, it is great - you already know the car looks practically new, and anything you can't see is typically covered under warranty, which still has 2+ years and tens of thousands of miles left. And it is not unusual to save up to $10k over the "brand new" price of a nicely loaded mid sized SUV or car.
But it doesn't always work out that way, sometimes the savings is way less than the trouble of buying a car from an auction 3 states away. And when looking for something beyond basic packages, the selection gets thin. 10 years ago we could buy a loaded half ton truck that had a sticker of $50k for as low as $30k. Today a $50k sticker truck sells for $41k at the lot and sells wholesale with 10k miles for $38k. Doesn't make much financial sense any more so my company mostly does high mileage leases on brand new trucks for the fleet. Oh, and when you buy wholesale, it is cash and carry with no trade ins.
I bought a brand new truck from a dealer in December (2016 Colorado), despite the fact that I could have probably called my contacts and eventually found a nice one with super low miles for $4-6k savings. As I drove off the lot, the truck was worth less than the loan on it, but that's what gap insurance is for. Besides, it only takes about 8 months for that gap to close, and since I am not planning on selling it any time soon, in five years the amount I "lost" will be offset by lower mileage. The convenience of getting that vehicle when I needed it, not having to dick around with trying to find the right color and options at an auction, and not having to go to the bank and get an overpriced loan to pay for it was well worth the extra cost (to me). The cherry on top is that I didn't have to deal with a car that looked nearly new but smelled of PBJ farts every time I sat in a seat. 9 months later it still has that "new car smell", and it just topped 2700 miles.
To make this relevant to the Anti Chuff thread, it's been sideswiped twice (no dent, just scratched clear coat thankfully), there's a small ding (like a hail dent size) in the tailgate, and the bed already looks like a 5 year old truck bed.